MATCH RIFLE & LONG RANGE F CLASS LONG RANGE & ULTRA LONG RANGE CHALLENGE CANCELLED

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MATCH RIFLE & LONG RANGE F CLASS LONG RANGE & ULTRA LONG RANGE CHALLENGE CANCELLED

#1 Postby Cliff Austen » Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:40 pm

NSW MATCH RIFLE AND ULTRA LONG RANGE F CLASS ULTRA LONG RANGE CHALLENGE
Coonabarabran Rifle Range 5, 6 and 7th October 2021.
This year we will run two events concurrently.
The Long Range Challenge 1000, 1100 and 1200 yards
The Ultra Long Range Challenge 1000, 1100, 1200 and 1500 yards.
Full programme can be found in the latest News Letter on the Match Rifle.org web site.
Accept the challenge and Go The Distance.
Cheers
Cliff
Cliff Austen OAM President NSW Match Rifle and Long Range F Class.
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Re: MATCH RIFLE & LONG RANGE F CLASS LONG RANGE & ULTRA LONG RANGE CHALLENGE

#2 Postby RDavies » Thu Jul 15, 2021 4:01 pm

Just wondering if there will be any toilets/showers or catering on range for this event?
Checking if camping in a tent is viable for the 4 days?

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#3 Postby Cliff Austen » Fri Jul 16, 2021 3:51 pm

Camping on the Range is OK. There are toilets but no showers.
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#4 Postby RDavies » Tue Jul 20, 2021 8:59 am

Cliff Austen wrote:Camping on the Range is OK. There are toilets but no showers.
Cheers
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Sounds like I will camp some nights and head into town one night. Looking forward to it.

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#5 Postby Cliff Austen » Wed Jul 28, 2021 8:00 pm

UPDATE
At this point in time the 2021 ULRC is going ahead.
Hopefully, all lockdowns will be lifted by the 28th August 2021.
An announcement will be made on the 1st September 2021 advising if the ULRC will proceed or not.
All NSW Government health regulations will be strictly followed.
Hopefully, I will see you all at Coonabarabran.
Stay Safe.
Cheers
Cliff

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Re: MATCH RIFLE & LONG RANGE F CLASS LONG RANGE & ULTRA LONG RANGE CHALLENGE

#6 Postby Cliff Austen » Fri Aug 13, 2021 1:09 pm

CANCELLED, CANCELLED, CANCELLED
After discussing with the NSW Match Rifle and LRFC committee it has been decided to CANCEL the 2021 Ultra Long-range Challenge.
With people organising time off work, travel, accommodation, family etc and the fact that two of our markers are from Victoria and two are from Queensland we felt it wise to cancel it now.
Who knows if borders and local government areas will be open or closed.
Hopefully, we will see you all at Ungarie on the 30th April and 1st May 2022.
Stay Safe
Cheers
Cliff

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Re: MATCH RIFLE & LONG RANGE F CLASS LONG RANGE & ULTRA LONG RANGE CHALLENGE

#7 Postby macguru » Fri Aug 13, 2021 5:43 pm

I might buy an air rifle so I can shoot in my basement ! I think sydney will be locked down until christmas at least ....
id quod est

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Re: MATCH RIFLE & LONG RANGE F CLASS LONG RANGE & ULTRA LONG RANGE CHALLENGE

#8 Postby RDavies » Mon Aug 16, 2021 5:08 pm

Any chance there can still be a low key practice weekend before the end of the year when NSW lockdown ends? We will be getting very itchy trigger fingers by then.

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Re: MATCH RIFLE & LONG RANGE F CLASS LONG RANGE & ULTRA LONG RANGE CHALLENGE

#9 Postby willow » Mon Aug 16, 2021 7:06 pm

RDavies wrote:Any chance there can still be a low key practice weekend before the end of the year when NSW lockdown ends? We will be getting very itchy trigger fingers by then.


Not sure about rural NSW Rod but everything I'm hearing suggests Sydney won't be out of lockdown before October. I think NSW needs to go harder on restrictions if they want case numbers to drop here.

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Re: MATCH RIFLE & LONG RANGE F CLASS LONG RANGE & ULTRA LONG RANGE CHALLENGE

#10 Postby Cliff Austen » Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:40 pm

Rod. Putting together such an event is not a 5 minute exercise.
Markers are as scarce as hens teeth.
We would probably have to run competitor marking.
We will keep our options open, as tomorrow is an absolute mystery.
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Cliff

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Re: MATCH RIFLE & LONG RANGE F CLASS LONG RANGE & ULTRA LONG RANGE CHALLENGE

#11 Postby Cliff Austen » Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:41 pm

Rod. Putting together such an event is not a 5 minute exercise.
Markers are as scarce as hens teeth.
We would probably have to run competitor marking.
We will keep our options open, as tomorrow is an absolute mystery.
Cheers
Cliff

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#12 Postby RDavies » Mon Aug 16, 2021 8:59 pm

Cliff Austen wrote:Rod. Putting together such an event is not a 5 minute exercise.
Markers are as scarce as hens teeth.
We would probably have to run competitor marking.
We will keep our options open, as tomorrow is an absolute mystery.
Cheers
Cliff

I realise it is not a 5 minute exercise, likely more like 10-15 minutes or even more.
But yes, competitor marking would be understandable,
And who knows when we will be allowed out to play again?


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